Random Mumblings about my tactic/ Ways of Improvement.

[cordenadam]

SUNDERLAND

Current Formation is based on a Brazil 4-2-2-2

Been doing a bit of reading about it somewhere else and believe I have the right team for it, well nearly.

Team is as follows:

----------------------Craig Gorden--------------------------

Serge Aurier------Ouchoa-------N'Koulou--------Bardsley

-----------------Yaya Toure------Lucas Biliga-------------- DMC

-----------Paulo Henrique-----Jordan Henderson---------MC

Right----------------------Lukaku-------Neymar--------------------- STC

Now I have 3 versions of this tactic, one is a control tactic, one is defensive and then I have ATTACK.

Player Instructions are like this:

Control: Very Fluid

RB/LB: Attack
DC's : Defend
RDMC: Defend
LDMC: Support ( deep lying playmaker)
RMC : Attack (Advanced Playmaker)
LMC: Support
STR : Attack
STL : Support

Defend: Fluid

RB/LB: Defend
DC's : Defend
RDMC: Defend
LDMC: Defend ( deep lying playmaker)
RMC : Attack (Advanced Playmaker)
LMC: Support
STR : Attack
STL : Support

Attack: Very Fluid

RB/LB: Attack
DC's : Defend
RDMC: Support
LDMC: Attack ( deep lying playmaker)
RMC : Attack (Advanced Playmaker)
LMC: Support
STR : Attack
STL : Support

Plus I play higher line with offside trap.

Other INstructions:

I dont allow any long shots in my team unless then have 17+ but nobody has that so no worries.

I have lukaku set as the target man with mixed distribution.

Neymar does all the running around picking up the ball and threading it through.

My two playmakers have hold up the ball which Paulo Henrique does very well.

My 2 MC's are allowed to drift into the wings + Paulo Henrique has free roam.

Results so far:

Changed to this tactic half way through the season and am doing fairly well:

West Ham (A) - Win 2-0
Blackburn (H) - Win 3-1
West Brown(A) - Win 3-0
Man Utd (A) - Lost 3-1 (Man Sent off after 6 minutes)
Wolves (H) - Won 3-0
Liverpool (A) - Lost 1-0
Leicster FA (H)- Drew 1-1
Fulham (H) - Won 2-0
LeicesterFA (A) - Won 2-0
Arsenal (A) - Lost 1-0
Man City FA (A)- Lost 3-0
Man City (A) - Drew 0-0
Reading (A) - Won 0-1
Birminham ( H) - Drew 2-2 *2-0 Up after 75 mins, should have changed
Bolton (H) - Won 1-0

It doesn't look all the bad, the first few performances were very good then i got to Arsenal onwards and the performances have seemed to be quite poor, the wins I got were scrapped with MOTM performances from Craig Gorden.

Man City away was tottally lucky aswell then had about 30 shots on goal and Again keeper MOTM.

What I need help with

Shots from the opposition seem to be quite high, although looking at the analysis of shots 80-90% off them seem to be where i make there wingers cut in side and they either shot themselves or lay it off for a shot, most of the shots are from outside of the area.

What do i need to stop this because odds are the opposition have got to eventually score.

I also seem to keep the ball with possesion being around 35-50% I never dominate in that. I play short passing (although I do see a lot of long balls from my defence even thouigh I say short passing) and have medium width and medium tempo.

Any help appreciated.

Hopefully this is enough info, but as i say I might just be rambling and this may mean nothing.